In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required ...

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the ...

Suzetrigine (Journavx) is the first non-opioid pain medication to be approved in the US in 20 years. It could help over 80 million Americans living with severe acute pain, while reducing the effects ...

A network of nerves similar to wires runs all through the human body, from the tips of your fingers and toes, through your ...

Can fish feel pain? The debate rages among scientists as to whether fish do, in fact, feel pain or are just reacting ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ suzetrigine gets US FDA approval for treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe acute pain: Boston Saturday, February 1, 2025, 14:00 Hrs [IST] Vertex Ph ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, an oral medication for treating pain that doesn't target the brain like addictive opioids.

NaV1.8 is a voltage-gated sodium channel that is selectively expressed in peripheral pain-sensing neurons (nociceptors), where its role is to transmit pain signals (action potentials). Because ...

Specialized pain receptors called nociceptors can be found at the end of the nerves on your skin, muscles, joints and internal organs. Each nociceptor is designed to activate its nerve if it detects a ...

Anxiety can sometimes cause physical symptoms like chest pain and pressure. But because these symptoms can also indicate heart conditions, it’s important to get an accurate diagnosis.